When I had sent a letter to the Taira Handmaid, and received no reply.
かきくらしふる沫雪の袖ふかみけふくものあとの見えじとすらむ
| kakikurasi Furu aFayuki no sode Fukami keFu kumo no ato no miezi to suramu |
Blinding, Falls a gentle snow, Drifting upon my sleeves; Today, the clouds not a single trace Have shown. |